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03-22-2013, 12:12 AM #14
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Well worth the money
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hydraulic-Tu...item51aa2fe491Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work." H.L. Hunt
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03-22-2013, 01:24 PM #15
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Originally Posted by beachtech
And here I thought it was your Trane secret decoder ring!Keep the fire inside the fireplace.
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03-22-2013, 01:51 PM #16
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Reverse bender? I normally just flip my YJ bender (featured) upside down...?
Like the expander though... I'm all for less joints.
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03-22-2013, 08:17 PM #17
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Is it. How long have you had it. Just curious because I was looking at it. What do you do with the 1" expander? Paper weight. Originally Posted by dan wong
You need to put the phone down and get back to work!
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03-22-2013, 08:19 PM #18
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Does not do the same thing. The reverse attachment is for when you do not have enough room for the tool to move . Like for instance coming out of a mini split and you want to turn straight up you use the reverse tool. Originally Posted by hurtinhvac
You need to put the phone down and get back to work!
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03-22-2013, 09:44 PM #19
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Get enough people to buy it direct for a better price. Originally Posted by jnsrose
http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/40..._EXPANDER.html
http://gzzhigao.en.alibaba.com/produ...ol_CT_300.html
http://midcool.en.alibaba.com/produc..._5_8_3_4_.html
I was going to buy it on Ebay also but saw they are the same people selling R22A. I wanted the Hilmor but didnt want to wait til May so I got the Mastercool set."War is cruelty,and you cannot refine it." Sherman to the leadership of Atlanta prior to burning the city.
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03-22-2013, 11:13 PM #20
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that was a secret, now am gonne have to kill you Originally Posted by hearthman
lol
If Guns Kill People, Do Pencils Misspell Words?
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Before we work on artificial intelligence why don't we do something about natural stupidity?
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03-23-2013, 06:50 AM #21
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I bought the Johnstone bender last year. works great. Didn't buy it to pay for itself. Bought it for my personal satisfaction. The results look good and uniform. Sometimes satisfying yourself on an install is worth a little money.
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03-23-2013, 09:56 AM #22
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I agree. Originally Posted by GATS
There have been enough posts to make this worth mentioning: If you think a tool is too expensive because "It won't pay for it self", think again.
An efficient, well made tool is tool an "INVESTMENT" that will make your job look better and account for a longer lasting install.
Tube benders are just a small part of it. I can bend out a 90* and use the expander much quicker than I can cut and swage the ends with a yoke and flare block.
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03-23-2013, 01:29 PM #23
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more than 10-15 years
Replying to post #17,
"Is it. How long have you had it. Just curious because I was looking at it. What do you do with the 1" expander? Paper weight."
I have three sets. My first was from 'Master cool' (English system), twenty years ago +/-
I purchase my Second & third set 10 years ago +/- One was 'metric' , the other; 'English' same one you see in the picture. at one time; someone at Ebay selling both set for $300.00+/-.
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Please read the description:
Comes with reamer and tube cutter
3/8", 1/2", 5/8", 3/4", 7/8", 1", 1 1/8", O.D.
allows for precise swaging
re-round deformed tube and fitting ends
salvage shorts and scraps to make couplings
For use with soft copper a/c line only. Preheat lines before expanding.
Comes with plastic carrying case for storage when not in use.
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In commercial refrigeration, we use all above size.Last edited by dan wong; 03-23-2013 at 01:35 PM. Reason: clarify my comment
Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work." H.L. Hunt
"In order that people may be happy in their work, these three things are needed: They must be fit for it. They must not do too much of it. And they must have a sense of success in it." John uskin
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03-24-2013, 08:19 PM #24
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I have the lever benders, just bought a YJ in December. Probably never use the lever benders again. I have the master cool hydraulic expander. Bought that new on Ebay. I am quite happy with it and hope I never have to use my old Imperal swaging tool again. Still like new after 30 years.
Originally Posted by EugeneTheJeep
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